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Blood Acidity (pH) Laboratory Test

North Dakota rates for HCPCS 82800

A laboratory test that measures the acidity or alkalinity, known as pH, of a blood sample. The result helps doctors assess how well the lungs and kidneys are maintaining the body's normal acid-base balance, or investigate a suspected acid-base imbalance. The sample is analyzed on specialized laboratory equipment.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Blood Acidity (pH) Laboratory Test cost?

$18.62

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $10.23 to $24.55.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $56 · 10th to 90th $8 to $69Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $8 to $25
$10$20$50facility $56professional $17

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$33.11
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$25.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$16.22
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$44.67
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$15.49

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Nebraska than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

North Dakota· 4th of 51

$18.62

NE $26.30FL $7.76

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.